Proverbs
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More than Just a Measuring Tool
Proverbs 31:10-31 A Wife of Noble Character 10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it.14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food…
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Speak with Wisdom
Proverbs 29:26 “Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.” In today’s world of political views, gender views, and so much more, it is easy to get caught up in idle chatter that benefits no one and offends some. We are all too quick to let someone…
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The Definition of a Fool
Proverbs 26:1-12 1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or…
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What’s Growing in Your Field?
Proverbs 24: 30-31 “I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.” If you don’t think the sluggard and the one with no sense don’t own property, then look…
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When The Dam Breaks
Proverbs 17:14 “Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.” (NIV) ” The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes]; therefore, abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.” (AMP) In…
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Where Is Patience When You Need It?
Proverbs 19: 11 “Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.” We have all seen it. The impatient person who cannot sit still. This person has to be doing something most of the time. While we see impatience play out at traffic lights and grocery store lines, the change in a person under…
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The Fruit of Your Words
Proverbs 18:21 21 The tongue can bring death or life; Those who love to talk will reap the consequences. We recently purchased a one-year subscription to PureFlix. It is a Christian-based platform dedicated to family Christian movies and shows. Great idea. We have watched some very good movies and some not so good. We say not so…
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Nuggets Of Wisdom
Proverbs 17:14 “The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.” Proverbs 17:20 “He who has a crooked mind finds no good, and he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.” Proverbs 17:22 “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up…
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Just Commit
Proverbs 16: 3-4 “Commit your actions to the Lord, And your plans will succeed. The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.” If you told me that the Lord is in the middle of wickedness, I would have said you are crazy. In fact, so many people think that the Lord…
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Avoid the Scoffer
Proverbs 15:12 “A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him;Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction]” The definition of a mocker is “a person who laughs at somebody or something in an unkind way, especially by copying what they say or do.” You become who…
Let It Go 